Rufous Owl bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRufous Boobook, Brown Papuan Owl, Rufous Hawk-Owl, Barred Papuan Owl, Rufous Hawk Owl
Old latin name for birdAthene rufa
OrderOwls / Strigiformes
FamilyOwls / Strigidae
GenusNinox
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionNew Guinea and w satellites, and n Australia

Rufous Owl bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Pieter de Groot Boersma
    Australia
  • 3.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Song, © Zebedee Muller
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, juvenile, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Uncertain, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, © kidsmoked
    Australia
  • 8.
    Begging call, © Daniel Lopez Velasco
    Indonesia
  • 9.
    Begging call, hatchling or nestling, sex uncertain, © András Schmidt
    Australia
  • 10.
    Begging call, hatchling or nestling, sex uncertain, © András Schmidt
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Rufous Owl

Rufous Owl subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ninox rufa humeralisWaigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and New Guinea-No
Ninox rufa meesin, ne Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)-No
Ninox rufa queenslandicaec QLD (e Australia)-No
Ninox rufa rufane WA and Top End, n NT (nc Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalannínox rogenc
Chinese棕鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional)棕鷹鴞
Croatianriđa ćukuša
Czechsovka ryšavá, sovka velká
DanishRødbrun Høgeugle
DutchRosse Boeboekuil, Rosse Valkuil
Estonianviir-haugaskakk
Finnishraitahaukkapöllö
FrenchNinoxe rousse, Chouette rouge
GermanRoter Buschkauz, Rostkauz
HungarianVörös bagoly, rozsdás héjabagoly
IcelandicFlekkugla
IndonesianPunggok merah, Pungguk Merah
ItalianGufastore rossiccio, Civetta sparviero rossiccia
Japaneseアカチャアオバズク
LithuanianRaudonoji krūminė pelėdikė, Rausvoji pelėdikė, rusvoji aštrianagė pelėda
NorwegianRustfalkugle, rustfalkugle
Norwegian NynorskRustfalkugle
Polishsowica maskowa
Portuguesecoruja-ruiva, coruja-gavião-ruiva
RussianМинданаосская иглоногая сова, Рыжая иглоногая сова, Сова рыжая иглоногая
SerbianRiđi bubuk
Slovaksovka hrdzavá
SpanishLechuza Gavilana Rojiza, Nínox rojizo
Swedishrödbrun spökuggla
TurkishKızıl Bubuk, Kızıl Ninoks
Ukrainianсова-голконіг руда